Meanwhile, eco-friendly behavior has continued to earn significant positive returns, but the magnitude of the increases has declined.

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Companies experienced an average abnormal stock price increase of .84% in the two days following an announcement of eco-friendly behavior.

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Business execution was strong, especially in the cable content division, and the company continued its shareholder friendly behavior, both repurchasing a significant amount of stock and announcing that it would be splitting the company into two separate entities.

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The bill also puts strict regulations on tracking users' behavior on mobile devices, an increasing concern as Web-friendly devices like Android phones and iPhones make handsets a new destination for ads.

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To conclude, firms that had implemented a bunch of family-friendly practices fared well as a result of the increased employee retention, citizenship behavior, and improved work attitudes, but the amount of money they had to spent on the practices exactly equaled the financial benefits that resulted from them.

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